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Marijuana has long had the reputation of being a relatively harmless drug. Two recent studies, however, highlight its potential dangers: One suggests that using marijuana increases the odds of eventually developing a psychotic disorder, while the other found that smoking one marijuana joint affected the lungs as much as smoking five cigarettes. We spoke with Marc Kaufman, director of the Translational Imaging Laboratory at McLean Hospital, a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital, and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard, to get some perspective on pot. He studies the effects of drugs on the brain and other bodily systems.